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Richard N. Frye, Aga Khan Professor of Iranian who returned from Teheran on Monday, said yesterday the White House letter sent to Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr is a positive step toward resolving the hostage situation, but Frye added that he does not expect the hostages to be released soon...
Frye said numerous messages have been sent to Bani-Sadr by the Carter Administration, but the latest note is "presumably conciliatory...
...Iranian government hopes to have the police and the army replace the students controlling the American embassy, he said. Bani-Sadr needed an official apology from the United States to use against the militants who have held the U.S. Embassy in Tehran since November, Frye added...
Efforts to release the hostages are currently blocked by a power struggle between the moderates led by Bani-Sadr, the conservative clergy, and the militants, Banuazizi said...
...moderates would like to resolve the hostage crisis and get on with rebuilding the country, but the conservatives wish to use the hostages to undermine Bani-Sadr's strength," Banuazizi said